TPLINK Archer A9 v6 vs ASUS RT AC86U

VS

TP-LINK Archer A9 v6.x

ASUS RT-AC86U

We compared the TPLINK Archer A9 v6 (AC1900) with Qualcomm QCN5502 1-core processor and the ASUS RT AC86U (AC2900) with Broadcom BCM4906 2-core processor. You will find out which router performs better in benchmark tests, wireless specifications, and other information.

Main Differences

TPLINK Archer A9 v6 Advantages

Higher CPU Performance (775MHz vs 1.8GHz)

Released later by 1 years7 months

ASUS RT AC86U Advantages

Larger RAM (512MiB vs 128MiB)

Faster Wireless Speed (750Mbps vs 600Mbps)

Faster Wireless Speed (2167Mbps vs 1300Mbps)

Score

benchmark

DMIPS performance

TPLINK Archer A9 v6

1496

ASUS RT AC86U +453%

8280

TPLINK Archer A9 v6

VS

ASUS RT AC86U

General

Mar 2019

Release Date

Aug 2017

Wi-Fi 5

Wireless Protocol

Wi-Fi 5

AC1900

Series

AC2900

-

3rd Party ROM Support

Yes

CPU Performance

Qualcomm QCN5502

Processor

Broadcom BCM4906

MIPS 74Kc

CPU Architecture

ARM Cortex-A53

775 MHz x1

CPU Performance

1.8 GHz x2

16 MiB

Flash ROM

256 MiB

128 MiB

RAM

512 MiB

Radio Band 1

2.4 GHz

Frequency Band

2.4 GHz

Qualcomm QCN5502

Wireless Chip

Broadcom BCM4365E

600 Mbps

Wireless Speed

750 Mbps

3 spatial streams 4x4

MIMO Specification

3 spatial streams 3x3

Radio Band 2

5 GHz

Frequency Band

5 GHz

Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984

Wireless Chip

Broadcom BCM4366E

1300 Mbps

Wireless Speed

2167 Mbps

3 spatial streams 4x4

MIMO Specification

4 spatial streams 4x4

Wireless Parameters

4

5G Signal Booster

-

MU-MIMO

MIMO

MU-MIMO

256

QAM Modulation

0

LAN Parameters

Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337N

Switch Chip

Broadcom BCM4906

1 GbE x4

LAN Port

1 GbE x4

1 GbE x1

WAN Port

1 GbE x1

Miscellaneous

TPLINK Archer A9 v6

Official Website Link

ASUS RT AC86U

12 VDC, 1.5 A

Power

19 VDC, 1.75 A

1

USB Ports

2

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